Medal commemorating the Chinese junk 'Keying'

Medal commemorating the Chinese junk 'Keying'. Obverse: Port broadside view of the junk 'Keying' at anchor, small boats in the foreground. Legend: 'CHINESE JUNK KEYING CAPTAIN KELLETT'. Exergue, 'EXTREME BREADTH 35 FEET BURDEN 750 TONS DEPTH OF HOLD 16 FEET'. Reverse: THIS REMARKABLE VESSEL IS A JUNK OF THE LARGEST CLASS, AND IS THE FIRST SHIP CONSTRUCTED BY THE CHINESE WHICH HAS REACHED EUROPE, OR EVEN ROUNDED THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. THIS JUNK WAS PURCHASED AUGUST 1846, AT CANTON, BY A FEW ENTERPRISING ENGLISHMEN. SHE SAILED FROM HONG KONG 6TH DECEMBER 1846 ROUNDED THE CAPE 31ST MARCH 1847 ARRIVED IN ENGLAND 27TH MARCH 1848.'

Object Details

ID: MEC1354
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Halliday, Thomas
Events: Voyage from China to England of the Keying, 1846-1848
Vessels: Keying 1846 [Chinese]
Date made: 1848
People: Kellett, Charles Alfred; Halliday, Thomas
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 45 mm